OAKLAND, Calif., July 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Take this free job hunting course and learn 10 essential job search methods, 12 critical search resources, and a simple-to-use emotional survival kit to avoid job-search stress. Pick and choose the parts you want. There are no grades. The job you get is your reward.
TEN ESSENTIAL JOB HUNT METHODS
Draw ideas from the articles in this crash course (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-and-sensibility/201007/free-crash-course-successful-job-hunting) and use them to power your job search engine. Each concise article hones in on an essential job hunt idea and shows you how to apply it. For example, you are likely to benefit from staying in an optimistic mindset and using psychology to sharpen your interviewing skills. Meet the challenge.
- Get into the right frame of mind to get the job.
- Get on a correct career track with a job that fits your interests and abilities.
- Create a pleasant, productive, professional job-search environment.
- Passionately pursue your job objective and optimize your efforts when you need a peak performance.
- Pressure proof yourself and stop carrying job-search stress thinking on your back.
- Use 20 high octane tips to build a sophisticated resume and get on the shortlist of preferred candidates for a job.
- Stick to your positive values, stay upbeat in your search, and move forward with confidence.
- Give your search a rocket boost by networking. Learn how to do this effectively.
- Tip the balance in your interview by: (1) showing you are knowledgeable about the organization; (2) communicating with positive impact; (3) responding effectively to interviewer questions. Then close the deal.
- Keep procrastination out of your job search. Take my procrastination test. Link directly to solutions. Learn to deal with writer's block procrastination and finish that resume or letter. Follow five quick tips to stop job-search procrastination.
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Bill J. Knaus, Ed.D., is the author of The Procrastination Workbook: Your Personalized Program for Breaking Free from the Patterns That Hold You Back (New Harbinger Publications, 2002) and co-author (with Sam Klarreich Ph.D., Russell Grieger Ph.D., and Nancy Knaus Ph.D.) of Fearless Job Hunting: Powerful Psychological Strategies for Getting the Job You Want (New Harbinger Publications, 2010).